Crate Digging is a recurring feature that takes a deep dive into music history to turn up several albums all music fans should know. In this edition, Hawthorne Heights singer JT Woodruff shares 10 essential emo albums from the 1990s.
Hawthorne Heights have been at the forefront of the emo scene for more than 20 years now. In fact, the Ohio band will be celebrating all things emo on their summer outing, dubbed the “20 Years of Tears” tour, as well as their upcoming series of Is For Lovers festivals.
Fans can catch Hawthorne Heights alongside such acts as Thursday, Saosin, Anberlin, and more from June through September, with tickets available via Ticketmaster or StubHub. Meanwhile, the Is For Lovers traveling festival will also feature Underoath, Yellowcard, and All-American Rejects, among others, with ticket information here.
In advance of the summer tour, Hawthorne Heights singer JT Woodruff caught up with Consequence for an exclusive “Crate Digging” feature sharing 10 essential emo albums from the 1990s. His choices range from albums that had an immediate influence on him to ones that grew on him over time.
As he told us, Woodruff initially grew up on bands like Green Day, Weezer, and Rancid before discovering acts like The Get Up Kids and Sunny Day Real Estate: “I ended up getting into all of these other bands through mainstream punk rock and it just took me a while to dig around and find them.”
Check out JT Woodruff’s picks for 10 essential 1990s emo albums below, and catch Hawthorne Heights on the road this summer.